St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-15
PROBLEMS FOR PIERCE.
Questions Which the Ex-Governor
Has Dodged Most Persistently---
He Must Face the Music or Stand
Condemned Before the People.

Questions Which the Ex-Governor
Has Dodged Most Persistently---
He Must Face the Music or Stand
Condemned Before the People.
During the past two months a number
OF pertinent and legitimate questions
haze been propounded to eX-Goy, Pierce
through tlIc columns of the GLOBE, by
residents of the territory, with the re-
quest that he answer them, either in the
GLOBE or in his own newspaper depart
ment. The questions were such as could
properly be put to any public man, and
ii was not supposed that the ex-governor
would treat them in the manner that he
has. Ii was not thought possible that
lie would condescend to do the dodging
act. LII fact. it was the general belief
that man i'll his position could not af-
ford 10 do so. And his friends were
confident that he would not dare
has disappointed all expectations.
lie has made no effort to meet the
charges against him, Or clear up the re-
ilecti0nS upon him. The questions re-
main unanswered. Why is it? Surely
Mr.. Pierce cares something for the
good opinion of his fellow citizens. If
he does he cannot afford to continue in
his present course. He must take no
tice of the people who demand to know
about certain things. A good many of
the questions are pertinent to matters
connected with his administration as
governor. He was the servant of the
people and the people have right to
ask these questions. If he declines to
answer them he should not complain if
peculiar or adverse conclusions are
drawn. The ex-governor will be given
one more chance to reply. The ques-
tions are printed, grouped together,
herewith. The Issue is made. The eX-
governor must toe the mark and quit
dodging--hc must make some kind of
IN answer OF the people will be justi-
lied in sitting in judgment upon him.
Why do you defend the railroads and
oppose The cause of the people?
Why do you oppose the taxation of
railroads?
If the railroads own 81 per cent of all
the property in the territory. what rea-
son is there why they should only pay 5
per cent OF all the taxes that are paid?
How much do you receive for Oppos-
ing the Church administration. which is
laboring i'll behalf of the taxpayers in
Dakota by forcing the big corporations
to bear their share of taxation?
DO you ride on pass when you take
your trips TO st. Paul to edit your de-
partIncnt? According to the interstate
commerce law none but employees are
allowed 70 ride on passes. Are you in
the employ of the Northern Pacific
railway that you can ride on pass?
Why dc you defend and uphold the
Yankton trustees?
What section in the statute authorizes
Gov. Church to proceed against the
N.In hnnHlnrS in a tc0
Did you accept your editorial position
for the salary attached to it, OF for the
advantages it offered to boom yourself?
Did you receive 81, 200 for the printing
of the little boom pamphlet, 'Behold,
Show You DelightSome Land,D which
was distributed at the New Orleans ex-
position! Ii so what became of the
money? Wasn't the pamphlet compiled
by the auditor at the expense of the ter
ritory?
Why were two reports of the Sioux
Falls penitentiary printed-one at Bis
marck and the other at Sioux Falls?
profcssorShip soly with the idea of
making little capital for yourself, and
with no thought of accepting the posi-
ton?
AS lawyer did you not know when
yeu appointed Rice attorney general
that he was ineligible, and why did you
appoint him?
As professor of law, did you not
know that the code of Dakota prohibits
trustees of public institutions from con-
tracing with themselves, and that the
only way to obey the law, when the
facts were before you, was to fire" the
trustees? Did you know that your trus-
tees were violating the law, and did you
intanfionaliU iDnora f1tp laxJC
constitutional limitations, did you not
know that the territory had an indis-
putable case in law on the s50, 900 capi-
ial commission warrants, and that on
perfected appeal the territorial treasury
would be saved that amount inevitably,
and did not your then attorney general
tell you so, and did you NOT, in the face
Of this knowledge, order the attorney